cojinete

[koxiˈnet̪e]

/[koxiˈnet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“cojinete” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #96,119 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,119
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Almohadilla (de las cajas de coser).

Corpus desk

Index ES-cojinete · cojinete · Spanish

cojinete · rank #96,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,119
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH colgaste

Nearest frequency peer: colgaste (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “cojinete”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “cojinete” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cojinete
PropertyValue
Headwordcojinete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[koxiˈnet̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “cojinete” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).cojinetecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “colgaste” (#96,120), “collados” (#96,121), “claroscuros” (#96,114). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “cojinete” va en #96,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cojinete is uncommon Spanish at frequency #96,119 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [koxiˈnet̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for cojinete in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is cojinete, spelled C-O-J-I-N-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Almohadilla (de las cajas de coser).
  2. 2
    Pieza de hierro con que se sujetan los carriles a las traviesas del ferrocarril.
  3. 3
    Pieza movible de acero, con limas o cortes en uno de sus cantos, que sirve en las terrajas para labrar la espiral del tornillo.
  4. 4
    Pieza, o conjunto de ellas, en la que se encaja y gira el eje de una máquina.
  5. 5
    Tipo de cojinete que transmite a un bastidor las cargas procedentes del eje rotatorio que soporta, utilizando elementos rodantes (como bolas o rodillos) confinados entre dos anillos provistos de surcos de rodadura para permitir su giro.
  6. 6
    Cada una de las piezas de metal que sujetan el cilindro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cojinete"?
"cojinete" is spelled C-O-J-I-N-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [koxiˈnet̪e].
What does "cojinete" mean?
As a noun, "cojinete" means: Almohadilla (de las cajas de coser).
How do you pronounce "cojinete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cojinete" is [koxiˈnet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cojinete" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cojinete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list